SHEBOYGAN FALLS, WI (WHBL) - It looks like a case of who is afraid of whom more.
Prosecutors charged 55 year old Rexford Newcomb the Third Friday with disorderly conduct by use of a dangerous weapon after Sheboygan Falls Police investigated a domestic disturbance involving him and his 14 year old son Thursday.
The criminal complaint states the son claims he and his father got into a verbal argument at their State Street home. At one point, he accuses Newcomb of going into his bedroom, getting a shotgun, and then coming towards him.
Thinking his father would shoot him, the son allegedly ran outside as his father followed, believing he was getting the key to the trigger of the weapon. He eventually got to a nearby gas station and asked employees to call 911.
Newcomb claims his son’s story was fabricated to provide a reasonable explanation for why he got his shotgun. He reportedly said he is in fear of his son given his attitude and disrespect towards him, adding he keeps the gun and a bow and arrow in his vehicle because of it. Newcomb added he and his son have not had a physical altercation in the past.
Online court records show Newcomb pleaded not guilty to the charge.